Move.PH
is on a quest for compelling stories — about leaders, movers, ordinary
folks who make a difference or impact the lives of other people. Stories
build community and create bonds that organize our past and shape our
future. What affects you affects others. We believe our country moves
forward faster if we share and build our dreams together. We ask for
stories in various forms — either essays, photo essays, video, or
multimedia — a compelling view into your world today. Tell us about
classmates, parents, teachers, policemen, kasambahays, ordinary folk
with colorful and inspirational stories. Or recreate events that changed
your life and shaped you. Or weave your dream of our future. Tell us
YOUr Story. Make your world MOVE our world.

Who Can Join

1. Amateurs and students between the ages of 18-40 are welcome to join.
2. Freelancers with no more than six months experience. Note: Excluded
are professional journalists or anyone affiliated with any news
organization or news production house.

Contest Guidelines

There are four categories for this contest: essays, photo essays, videos, and multimedia.

1. Essays, photo essays, and videos should be about people with compelling stories. They can be in English or Filipino.
2. Essays either in English or Filipino should have a maximum of 800
words, with a space between paragraphs. These should be emailed to discuss@move.ph.
3. Photo essays should have a maximum of 12 photos with corresponding
captions. A brief essay of not more than 300 words should accompany the
photos.
4. Videos should have a maximum length of 2 minutes. They
can be produced with the use of either mobile phones or digital cameras
and uploaded on YouTube with the appropriate link emailed to discuss@move.ph. A brief description of the video entry should be included.
5. Multimedia entries can be any combination of the formats listed
above. Essays accompanied by graphics or photos, for example, will
qualify in the multimedia category.
6. Only original work prepared for the contest will be accepted.
7. An entrant can submit as many entries s/he desires, in whatever
format preferred. 8. Deadline for the submission of entries will be 12
midnight of Nov. 5, 2011. Three winners will be announced on Nov. 30,
2011.

How to Join

1. To join the
contest, interested participants should have a Facebook account and
“like” the Move.PH page (facebook.com/Move.PH).
2. Fill up the entry form on facebook.com/move.ph
3. A form should be filled up per entry.
4. Submissions or links to submissions should be sent to discuss@move.ph. Submissions will be acknowledged to confirm receipt.
5. Queries can be directed to 0947-784-7061.

A
board of judges consisting of professionals and journalists chosen by
Move.PH will choose three winners who will each win a multimedia
reporting kit. Winners will have the chance to interview and have lunch
with veteran journalists and write an article that will be published by
Move.PH and a new online news website.

Copyright

1.
The participants attest that all content, including video, images, and
text that they submit to Move.PH are original work and that they own the
copyright to the same.

2. Participants retain copyright over
submitted content. However, entries will be part of Move.PH’s video
bank. Move.PH can use these materials at no extra cost for future
projects and promotions related to its citizen journalism thrust.

Disclaimer:

This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or
associated with, Facebook. The recipient of information inputted through
the entry form provided here is Move.PH, not Facebook.

About Me

Art Bloggerwas born in Manila; currently living in Parañaque City, Philippines. He is a teacher/ writer/ blogger/ translator/ editor/ proofreader/ calligrapher/ abstract artist. A proud graduate of De La Salle University (Manila).